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No. 79,259. Patented June 23, 1868.

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Letters Patent No. 79,259, datedJmze 23, 1868.

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Be it known that I, ilnssn B. RUMSEY, of the village of Sturgis, in the county of St. Joseph, and in the State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Coat-Racks andI do hereby declare.

that the following isafull, clear, .and exact description thereof, referring to the accompanying drawings, which make a part of this specification.

Figure 1 represents a front view of my improved butterfly coat-rack, showing the two wings spread back.

Figure 2 shows a side view ot" the bottom chair-socket or step, in which the coat-rack wings are supported in a broken-oil section.

Figure 3 shows a front view and plan of the-chair or socket-step, the same as fig. 2.

Figure 4 represents a plan or top view, also a front view of the chair-sockea with right-angle flanges for securing it in the corner of a room.

Figure 5 shows a perspective view of the right-angle chairs and three wings of the butterfly coat-rack opened for use. .i

The object of my invention is to supply the great need of a coat or clothes and hat-rack, for halls, chambets, and other places, of a sufiicient capacity to hold two or three dozen garments, more orless, when required, and when not in use to be all snugly placed back against the side of the hall or room, out of the way, so tha there is but very little to project into the room or passage to obstruct anything.

My invention consists in .the form or modeo'f constructing the wings on which the hooks are arranged, and providing them with pintles, so that they may be hinged to sockets or chairs, secured to the perpendicular sides of halls or rooms, in such a manner as to be out of the way when not in use.

My invention further consists in the construction of the chairs or steps, in which the wings are secured by theirfpintles, so that they may be opened outward, away from the wall or partition, and held at any desired angle for use for the time being. That others may be enabled to make and use my improved hinged coat-rack, Iwill describe it more in detail, referring to the drawings and to the letters marked thereon.

Thebutterfly-wings or frames A A may be made of 'cast metal, or they may be formed out of wiresfbent.

and put together, so as to make any desired ornamental design; the outline of the frame forming a horizon tal bar on the top, with a rightangle vertical bar on the hinged edge, the ends of the two bars beingcons nected by another bar, forming an acute angle, on the under side of which a series of the coat or clothes-hooks a; a a d is attached, they being in such relative position as to overhang each other.

i The socket-chairs or hinge-steps B B may be made of cast metal, having a flat rear side, with holes through, to secure them to the sirleof a hall or room. They may also be made with a recess, 0, in which a bar, D, of wood, may be fitted, it being of such length as to brace the top and bottom chairs B B, and hold them together the proper distance for the pintles (Z d d on the frames A A to fit in, they forming the hinges on which'the frames or wings hang. The chairs B B have circular flanges or ears I) b, with holes 0 c c, for the pintles dd (2. They, together with the. serrated edge of the flanges ff, form the device by which the wings A A A may be secured to the side of apa'ssage, hall, or room, in such a manner that the wings may be spread, and are held closely against the wall, so as to be entirely out of the way when not required for use, and one or more of them easily swung out to and held in any desired position by the notches ff in the flange.

When itis desirable to have the coat or clothes-rack placed in the corner of the room, the chairs B B may be made with two plates or flat rear sides, e e, at rig-ht angles with the holes through both plates, to secure them to the angle of the cornerof the room, as-shown in the figs. 4 and {5, and connected together by a vertical bar, D, of the proper length.

It will readily be seen that there are many and great advantages in my improved coat and hat-rack over any that have been known or used, especially when required to be placed in hall-passages, which, in many houses, are so narrow, that coat-racks of the ordinary construction cannot be used with any convenience; and

where furniture coat-racks are used, they have not the capacity of holding to exceed from eight to twelve garments. By my mode of construction, two, or three times the number can be accommodated when required, and when not required or in use, they present no obstruction in a passage or a. room, as they lie folded back flat against the wall-or partition of the house.

They may be made of any required dimensions, from one to four feet in height, and have from one to five or seven angular frames, with-hooks; they mayhe made of any ornamental design or configuration, so as to be highly ornamental as well as useful.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1; The form or construction of the butterfly-wing frames A A, with their series of overhanging cont-hooks a a a a, as arranged and combined with the socket-chairs B B'snbstantially as described for the purpose specified.

2. I claim the combination of the connecting-bar D, and the chairs B B, with one or more hinged frames,

having each a series of overhanging coat or clothes-hooks, toibe placed and secured in any desired position, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 25th day of March, 1868. JESSE B. RUMSEY.

I Witnesses L J. Z. DUDLEY, CHAS. BLACKWOOD. 

